Career diplomat Khanyizira takes over Israel posting from Bisnowaty as Mutharika presses ahead with diplomatic reshuffle

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has appointed career diplomat Bertrand Khanyizira as Chargé d’Affaires at Malawi’s mission in Israel, taking over from David Bisnowaty, whose tenure in the role has now come to an end. Khanyizira, who previously served as Head of Chancery at the same mission, brings with him nearly two decades of diplomatic […]

Bisnowaty puts a spin to constituency switch: ‘I am good Samaritan’

Ex-Lilongwe City Centre legislator, David Bisnowaty, has come out to comment on his switch from Lilongwe City Constituency to Lilongwe City North saying he “never run away” but, rather, has come to the latter as a “good Samaritan.” Talk has been rife about Bisnowaty’s switch with critics saying he “run away” because he had failed […]

Bisnowaty relocates to contest Lilongwe City North constituency

Lilongwe City Centre Member of Parliament, l David Bisnowaty,  on Wednesday officially transferred his registration voting certificate from the constituency to Lilongwe City North, saying he has done so on the wishes of his supporters to run as an independent. Bisnowaty did his transfer at Mbang’ombe Primary School taking advantage of the electoral calendar where […]

Bisnowaty pulls out of DPP primaries for Lilongwe CityCentre

Incumbent MP David Bisnowaty for Lilongwe City Centre constituency voted in as an independent four years ago but joined theDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) last year has announced that he will not contest in the party’s primary elections. In a very brief letter to the DPP’s Regional Governor Binton Kumtsaila onWednesday, December 12, Bisnowaty said: “This […]

Area 25 is dustiest area in Lilongwe: MP Bisnowaty decries traffic congestion in Capital City

Lilongwe City Centre member of Parliament (MP) David Bisnowaty (Democratic Progressive Party –DPP) has said the Capital City  needs general maintenance and  improvements of road networks to address traffic congestion. Bisnowaty said this in Parliament  when he asked Minister  of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango  regarding constrction of  Kaunda Road stretching from MRA Roundabout to Kanengo and […]

Tay Grin prepares for DPP primaries, rolls out campaign to contest as MP

Rapper Tay Grin who wants to contest as member of Parliament (MP) for the Lilongwe City Centre constituency on a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket has kicked off his campaign  and on Sunday painted Magwero Ward blue following  distribution of party materials to the people of the area. Speaking during his maiden visit to the […]

DPP unveils rapper Tay Grin as candidate in MP Bisnowaty’s Lilongwe City Central

The government Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General  Gresder Jeffrey wa Jeffery on Sunday unveiled rapper  Limbani Kalilani (otherwise known as Tay Grin) as parliamentary candidate for the party in Lilongwe City Centre constituency, whose incumbent MP is David Bisnowaty. And Bisnowaty, who was elected as an independent MP four years ago but joined DPP, […]

MP Bisnowaty booted from own constituency for ‘lies’

Irate residents living in Area 25 of Malawi’s capital in Lilongwe on Friday chased away their legislator, David Bisnowaty, for allegedly not delivering on his campaign promises. Nyasa Times understands that Bisnowaty—of Jewish descent—was in the area with plans to woe the constituents so that they re-elect him for the May 2019 tripartite elections. He […]

DPP members ask Chilima to contest as MP in Lilongwe central: ‘Bisnowaty is unpopular’

There was drama in the capital city on Monday when some governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) stormed Vice-President Saulos  Chilima’s residence in Area 12  suburbs chanting and demanding him to stand as a member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Centre  whose incumbent MP is David Bisnowaty  who joined DPP  after winning as an independent. […]

Fury in Area 49 as ‘Bisnowatty’ grader flattens new market structures

A midnight action by the Lilongwe City Council to demolish illegally erected structures within the model Cosmopolitan projects in Area 49 New Shire has woken up the sleeping wrath between MP David Bisnowatty and his constituents. Scores of people scrambled for pieces of land following the announcement from councillor of the area a Mr Lipenga. […]

Ntaba, Bisnowaty bulldozing Central Medical Stores Trust for K2.8bn pay

Treasury officials  have faulted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the Central Region Hetherwick Ntaba and DPP’s  Lilongwe City Centre Member of Parliament David Bisnowaty for bulldozing the Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) to pay  Bisnowaty K2.8 billion on supplies to the Trust. Bisnowaty  supply drugs and a medical supply for public hospitals through […]

Under pressure MP Bisnowaty says will grade roads

Under pressure from his constituents after revelations of inaction on two budgets Constituency Development Fund,  Lilongwe City Centre Parliamentarian, David  Bisnowaty says he  wants to use the money to grade roads. In a written response to Nyasa Times, Bisnowaty could not say  the reason why for three years he has failed to use the funds […]

Embarrassing as LiLongwe City MPs Development Fund rot for 3 year

Embarrassing, shameful and outrageous could be the best words residents of Lilongwe City could describe the action by their Members of Parliament in the City for having taxpayers money remain unused for three budgets. Nyasa Times learnt with shock this week that since 2014 members of Parliament in Lilongwe City have not only submitted plans […]

MP Bisnowaty fumes at Lilongwe City services delivery, calls for forensic audit

Lilongwe City Centre parliamentarian David Bisnowaty has decried the deplorable manner in the way Lilongwe City Council (LCC) delivers its services, and has since called for a forensic audit. He told a group of journalists who attended the launch of Area 18B cleaning exercise in the city that it was unfortunate that LCC could was […]

MP Bisnowarty donates medicines to Area 18 health centre

Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, David Bisnowarty  (DPP) has donated  assorted medicines to Area 18 health centre worthy K1 million. He expressed hope that his donation will help the hospital fulfill its needs during the festive season. “Every end of the year, I go round the constituency and give what is needed. I […]

Israeli-born Malawi MP: Actions, not words, will change Africa for the better

How does the Israeli-born son of an eastern European Holocaust survivor end up as a parliament member in one of Africa’s poorest nations? Just ask 50-year-old businessman David Bisnowaty, who in May 2014 was elected to the Malawi National Assembly. Bisnowaty sat down with The Algemeiner last week while he was in New York City […]

MP Bisnowaty DPP’s biggest catch: Says ‘together we will develop Malawi’

Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre , who is also Legal Affairs committee member, David Bisnowaty on Sunday joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ditching his independent status and has been described as the biggest catch of  the roll call of defectors join the ruling party. Most of the politicians who were welcomed […]

MP Bisnowarty challenges Malawians to focus on development, not politics

Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, David Bisnowarty has challenged his constituency and the nation at large to focus on developing Malawi and put politics aside. “Instead of us being so focused on politics all the time, we have to change our focus to developing the country,” Bisnowarty said on Sunday. He added, “we […]